ATP Challenger Bogota: Gerald Melzer in the first Challenger final in 4 years
At the ATP clay court challenger in Bogota, Gerald Melzer is in the final after beating local hero Nicolas Barrientos.
by tennisnet.com
last edit: Oct 23, 2021, 08:24 pm
Final for Gerald Melzer in South America: The Austrian, who started the competition with a protected ranking at the clay court challenger tournament in Bogota, is already in the final after a three-set win over local hero Nicolas Barrientos. Melzer defeated the 34-year-old Colombian, who was in world number 71 in 2014, after 2:12 hours of play with 6: 2, 6: 7 (5), 6: 1. In the final of the event, which is endowed with US $ 52,080, the Lower Austrian will now face either the six-ranked Dutchman Jesper de Jong or Facundo Mena from Argentina, who is ranked five in the Colombian capital.
It is already clear that reaching the Challenger final for Melzer is the best result on the tour in almost four years. At the beginning of November 2017, the German-Wagramer was also in the final of a clay court challenger in Guayaquil (Ecuador) - at that time the 31-year-old clearly prevailed 6: 3, 6: 1 against the Argentinian Facundo Bagnis and thus celebrated his last so far Tournament victory. Tomorrow on Sunday the Austrian, who has been injured in recent years, could end this dry spell.